Proclamation for a day of thanksgiving and praise
Prints and Maps
James Adams (Printer)
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
December 7 1778 (1778-1778)
Ink; Paper (laid)
Letterpress
1959.1517 A
Object Number1959.1517 A |
Broadside
Proclamation for a day of thanksgiving and praise
Prints and Maps
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
James Adams (Printer)
c. 1725-12/11/1792
References: Rink, Evald. Printing in Delaware, 1761-1800 (Wilmington, DE: Eleutherian Mills Historical Library, 1969); Hawkins, Dorothy L. "James Adams, the First Printer of Delaware," Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, XXVIII (1934), pp. 28-63.
Credited as Delaware's first printer. Did both job printing and book printing.
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
December 7 1778 (1778-1778)
1. Inscription; Bottom center; WILMINGTON PRINTED BY JAMES ADAMS
Ink; Paper (laid)
Letterpress
13.25 (H) , 8.2 (W)
33.65 (H) , 20.8 (W)
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
12/07/1778
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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[Book] Rink, Evald. 1969 Printing in Delaware, 1761-1800.
• Imprint listed as no. 110, p. 87. Winterthur's copy not included.